Technology Delivery Practices Oversight Principal

What you'll do:

Define & Standardize Delivery Practices

* Establish and maintain enterprise standards for project delivery, SDLC, governance, and lifecycle management

* Develop playbooks, templates, and toolkits to enable consistent execution across teams

* Define structured approaches for planning, milestone management, and risk control

Drive Adoption Across Technology Teams

* Lead efforts to embed standardized practices into day-to-day delivery execution

* Coach project managers and delivery teams on best practices and disciplined execution

* Partner with leaders to reinforce accountability and operating rhythm alignment

Measure & Track Delivery Performance

* Define and implement enterprise delivery KPIs (schedule adherence, milestone performance, risk trends, dependency health)

* Ensure consistent tracking of progress against baseline plans across all initiatives

* Enable portfolio-level visibility through standard dashboards and reporting frameworks

* Identify systemic delivery risks and performance gaps using aggregated data

Enable Portfolio Transparency & Decision-Making

* Deliver consistent, high-quality reporting on execution status, risks, and trends

* Support leadership with actionable insights to inform prioritization, planning, and resource allocation

Drive Continuous Improvement

* Assess delivery maturity across teams and implement improvements to increase predictability and efficiency

* Leverage performance data to identify opportunities to enhance execution outcomes at scale

What we're looking for:

Education:

* Bachelor's degree in project management, computer science, or related technical field is required.

Experience:

* 7 years of relevant work experience is required.

* An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience in project/program management, including complex technology initiatives

* Proven experience defining or scaling delivery methodologies, PMO standards, or SDLC practices

* Strong experience establishing metrics, dashboards, and performance tracking frameworks

* Demonstrated ability to influence across a matrixed organization

* Experience in Technology PMO, Portfolio Management, or transformation environments

* Expertise in agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches

* Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills

What Success Looks Like

* Consistent adoption of delivery practices across Technology teams

* Improved on-time delivery and milestone predictability

* Increased transparency into portfolio execution performance

* Reduction in delivery risks and improved execution outcomes

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